You Can Help Close the Gap in Indigenous Education

Your donation will assist thousands of Indigenous youth to reach their full potential through education

Thank you for considering making a gift to Indspire, the largest funder of Indigenous education, outside the federal government.

Through the generous support of our corporate, government, and individual donors, Indspire is able to provide scholarships and bursaries to Indigenous post-secondary students across Canada, as well as other exciting programs.

There are many ways you can support Indspire:

Make a one-time gift or become a monthly donor

Include Indspire in your Will

Your personal legacy will honour your pride in helping Indigenous students realize their dream of a post-secondary education, provide mentors to support students, give educators the right tools to teach Indigenous K-12 students, and help schools meet the needs of Indigenous students. And you will love knowing that your support will make a difference in the lives of Indigenous peoples and help Canada heal for the benefit of us all.

For more information on making a charitable gift in your Will and sample wording for your Will, please click here – and contact us or your financial planner.

To learn more about the impact you can have through your gift, as well as joining our Seven Generations Legacy Circle, please click here

Giving at work

Did you know that the United Way allows donors to direct their gift to the United Way charity of their choice? If you are supporting the United Way through workplace donations, please consider designating Indspire on the United Way form as your charity of choice. It’s as easy as specifying on your United Way Form!

Donor designation occurs when you direct your gift to be allocated to Indspire when filling out the forms. A tax receipt will be issued by United Way and United Way will forward your gift to Indspire up to three times a year, minus an administration fee of up to 15% which is applied against processing costs, campaign expenses and pledge loss.

Your workplace United Way campaign representative may have more details.

Corporate matching gifts

Does doubling, tripling or even quadrupling the impact of your donation to Indspire, at no additional cost, sound appealing to you? Indspire’s corporate matching gifts program is a great way to do just that! If your employer participates in a matching gift program, your company will match donations that you make to charitable organizations like Indspire. Some companies even match gifts made by retirees and/or spouses.

Find out if your company has a matching gift policy by contacting your Human Resources or Community Investment/Relations Department.

Donate airline or hotel points

Indspire is thrilled to be a participating charity with the Aeroplan: Beyond Miles program. It allows all Canadians to donate their Aeroplan points to Indspire which helps our organization support Indigenous youth to get the education they need to reach their full potential.

It is easy to donate. Simply visit Indspire’s Aeroplan charity page and click “donate now”. You will then be prompted to log into your Aeroplan account. Just follow the steps from there and your donation of Aeroplan miles can then be used by Indspire to provide greater access to youth to access our programs such as Soaring: Indigenous Youth Career Conferences.

Personal fundraising campaigns

Indspire welcomes the amazing support of champions like you to help fundraise and spread the word about our work with Indigenous youth across Canada. Every dollar counts in the fight to ensure Canada’s next generation of Indigenous students are provided the tools and resources for success. It’s easy to support Indspire when you involve your friends, family members or colleagues. As an Indspire Champion, you can invite others to join you in achieving a personal fundraising goal to support our work.
Learn more about how you can get involved and help ensure Canada’s Indigenous youth realize their full potential.

International gifts

Donors in the United States may make a donation to support Indspire’s charitable work and receive a tax credit in the United States for all donations of $1,000 USD or more. Of course donations of any amount are welcome! This is a great option for Americans and Canadians with U.S. sourced income. Your donation can be made through Tides Foundation/Tides Canada. Visit Tides Foundation/Tides Canada for more information.